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Dudleya greenei is a rare succulent plant known by the common name Greene's liveforever, or Greene's dudleya. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, where it grows along the cliffs of four of the eight islands. It grows from a small, thick caudex a few centimeters wide and produces rosettes of fleshy, pointed leaves up to 11 centimeters long. The flower cluster is borne on an erect peduncle up to 40 centimeters tall. The peduncle and foliage are variably green and pink. The flower cluster branches at the top and holds many fleshy yellowish flowers.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Succulent

Size

4 - 16 in Tall

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Color

Cream, Yellow

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Sunset Zones

5, 7, 14*, 15, 16*, 17*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Site type

Cliffs

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland

Hummingbirds
Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 15 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Anthidium collectum

California Digger Bee

Anthophora californica

Urban Digger Bee

Anthophora urbana

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor